Injury Prevention & Safety Tips
excerpt from the safekidscanada website: Founded in 1992, by Dr. David Wesson, a surgeon at The Hospital for Sick Children, who realized that many of his medical cases were caused by incidents that were predictable and preventable. He was looking for a way to help parents keep their kids safe and to change the environments where kids live, learn and play. Safe Kids Canada was established as a result of his search.
excerpt from the child safety link website: Child Safety Link is an injury prevention program at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We began serving Nova Scotians in 1997 and in 2002 expanded our focus to include the provinces of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death and disability for children. Child Safety Link is committed to reducing these injuries in Maritime children and youth from 0-14 years. We are not trying to prevent the everyday scrapes and bruises, but serious injuries to children.
excerpt from the caringforkids link website: Caring for Kids is designed to provide parents with information about their child’s health and well-being. Because the site is developed by the Canadian Paediatric Society—the voice of Canada ’s 2,000+ paediatricians—you can be sure the information is reliable.
Includes valuable information on internet safety. With a section devoted specifically to kids, tweens and teens, this site offers help with cyberbullying, safe surfing practices and IM and SMS text messaging.
This site's motto is “police and partners . . . working together to web-proof our communities”. Just as we teach our kids to safely navigate the streets of our cities, we need to do the same for the digital highway we call the Internet. A committee of police forces, led by the RCMP, created and maintains this website, a collection of safety tips, helpful presentations and links to further police-approved resources to help kids and parents surf safely. Internet 101 is intended for youth aged 8-17, parents, and educators.